Paediatric ICUs (PICU) Simplified
In simple terms, the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is a specialized unit in the hospital for the treatment of severely sick paediatric patients. A PICU has patients ranging from critically ill newborns to infants and young adults. This means that most of the patients in a PICU are less than 18 years of age. Sometimes patients slightly higher in age with rare diseases are also admitted to the PICU. PICU provides highest level